"Never Did Like Whiskey" is a song written by Kenny O'Dell that was originally recorded by American country artist Billie Jo Spears.

After signing with United Artists Records, Billie Jo Spears topped the country charts in 1975 with "Blanket on the Ground".

[3] Composed by Kenny O'Dell, "Never Did Like Whiskey" was produced by Larry Butler in July 1976 at the Jack Clement Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.

[7] In reviewing the I'm Not Easy LP, AllMusic's Greg Adams positively remarked that "Never Did Like Whiskey" was "one of Spears' best cuts, a modern and commercial update of honky tonk music that should have been a much bigger hit than it was.

"[3] Kurt Wolff of Country Music: The Rough Guide called the song as "bold and carefree".